Alexandria, LA Noise Levels
Noise levels in Alexandria, LA
At 47.5 dB(A), Alexandria, LA falls inside HUD's "Acceptable" noise zone, 65 dB(A) day-night average or below under 24 CFR 51.104, the federal government's own line for building housing with no extra sound attenuation required. Alexandria's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Where Alexandria's noise comes from
BTS models these three sources separately before combining them, so a place can be quiet on two and loud on the third.
How Alexandria compares nationally
Alexandria ranks 1,955 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. Population is about 43,133, 953th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Checking one address in Alexandria
Alexandria's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Alexandria's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Alexandria reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.